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Sean C. Capparuccia 12 July 2026 Genesis 2:4-25; Psalm 128; Eph. 5:22-33; Mt. 19:3-6 Today’s message, message IV in our Genesis series, is about the creation of Adam and Eve, the beginning of humanity, the institution of marriage, and the seeds of civilization. Some people point to this second chapter in Genesis as being…
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Sean C. Capparuccia written sometime in 2016…. “Do you hear the people sing, singing the song of angry men, it is the music of a people who will not be slaves again. When the beating of your heart echoes the beating of the drums there is a life about to start when tomorrow comes. Will…
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Sermon II in the Genesis Series Sean C. Capparuccia 21 June 2026 – Trinity GMC Rom. 1:18-25; Psalm 8; Mark 10:6-9; Genesis 1:6-31 Here then is the account – the Biblical account – of the six days that changed the world. Paul tells the Thessalonians, “We thank God constantly for this, that when you…
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Sean C. Capparuccia 14 June 2026 Part 1 in a 12-part “Foundations of Our Faith” series Colossians 1:15-20; Psalm 33; John 1:1-3; Genesis 1:1-5; Methodist bishop Costen Harrell, in his 1961 book Christian Affirmations wrote, “Among the affirmations of the Christian faith, none is so bold and decisive as this: God is in control of…
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Sean C. Capparuccia 7 June 2026 1 Corinthians 10:16–17; 11:23–32 The Lord’s Supper, like the other sacrament of the Church, baptism, has been interpreted and practiced in several diverse ways depending on the particular denominational, or even the local church, context. And I have always thought it interesting that some churches take a lot…
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Sean C. Capparuccia 24 May 2026 Pentecost Sunday Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 51; Galatians 5:13-26; John 3:1-13 And so here we are, celebrating the 1,994th birthday of God’s New Testament Church. Of course, the Church, defined as God’s people, called out of the world into communion with Him – the ecclesia – is much older and…
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Sean C. Capparuccia 26 April 2026 – Trinity Global Methodist Church, Magnolia, NC 4th Sunday after Easter Gen 38:1-30; Ps 119; II Cor 7:2-16; Mt 22:23-33 In this Gospel text, we hear from a group that we don’t often hear from in the Scriptures: the Sadducees. The Sadducees are mentioned 6 different times in the…
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Sean C. Capparuccia 19 April 2026 – Trinity GMC, Magnolia, NC 3rd Sunday after Easter Zechariah 13:1-9; Psalm 98; II Corinthians 6:11-7:1; John 16:25-33 Neglecting the Body Have you noticed that when you miss church, the whole week seems to be off? It may be worse for some than others, but missing church tends to…
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Sean C. Capparuccia 22 March 2026 5th Sunday in Lent Isaiah 53; Psalm 22; Philippians 2:5-16; John 12:12–16 Here we are, then, at week five of our Lenten journey; next week will be the last when we see the Savior crucified, dead, and buried. Liturgically speaking, this doesn’t happen until Good Friday, but as…
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Sean C. Capparuccia 15 March 2026 4th Sunday in Lent – Laetare Is. 55:1-9; Ps. 137; Phil. 4:4-9; Luke 15:1-10 We have now made it to week four of Lent, the Sunday which is traditionally called, Laetare Sunday, or “Joy” Sunday. The name comes from the traditional – and when I say traditional, I…
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Sean C. Capapruccia Ash Wednesday – Feb. 18, 2026 Joel 2:12–13, 2 Corinthians 5:20–6:2, Matthew 6:1–6, 16–21 We live in a fast-paced world. Everything moves fast, at least it seems to move fast around me. I don’t particularly move all that fast, especially in the morning, but it seems I spend the whole day trying…
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Sean C. Capparuccia The Weight of Doubt 3rd Sunday in Lent Exodus 17:1–7; Psalm 73; Romans 5:1–1; John 4:3–41 “With Thy grace anoint [our] eyes, Make [us] to salvation wise, Wisdom from above impart, Give [us] the believing heart”[1] We are now into the third week of Lent; almost half-way to Easter. And just to…
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Sean C. Capparuccia 2nd Sunday in Lent 2 Samuel 12:1–13; Psalm 32; Romans 8:26-39; Luke 18:9–14 “Son of God, to Thee we look, Teach us the mysterious Book; Take our weakness by the hand, Make our dullness understand.”[1] In the hymn we just sang, Augustus Toplady wrote, “Be of sin the double cure, Save from…
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Sean C. Capparuccia 22 February 2026, 1st Sunday in Lent Gen. 2:7-9, 3:1-7; Ps. 51; Rom. 5:12-19; Mt. 4:1-11 As we begin our Lenten journey together, we begin with the source of our miseries; the miseries of our human condition. We need a Savior. Why? Because we are sinners. Paul tells us that “All have…
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Sean C. Capparuccia 8 February 2026 Isaiah 9:1-4; Psalm 27; I Corinthians 1:10-18; Matthew 4:12-22 There is a lot of thought about this ‘light’ that people see at the moment of death, or as they are nearing death. It seems to be a fairly common scene in movies when someone dies; the screen goes…
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Sean C. Capapruccia 26 October 2025 Joel 2:23-32; Psalm 65; II Timothy 4:6-8; 16-18; Luke 18:9-14 I wonder, what stands out most to you in this Gospel passage? Just think on it for a moment. There is no right or wrong answer, just think about what stood out to you. Jesus is telling…
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